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A unique collaboration between the iconic English poet Simon Armitage CBE and the Northumberland National Park has led to the launch of a digital treasure trail of spoken poems that can only be accessed on mobile devices at specific locations throughout the Park.

Fewer than 10 per cent of people in the UK can see the Milky Way from where they live, according to the International Dark Sky Association. And thanks to urban light pollution, it’s getting harder than ever to catch a glimpse of the stars. So where better to go to savour the increasingly obscured co...